
Redundancy
Ideas to help make your boat more operationally redundant.


What you need to know about the latest in marine VHF radio technology.

New displays engineered with speed, responsiveness and future expansion in mind.

Inlets can be tricky. Here’s some expert advice to help you avoid a harrowing tale.


Navico Brands, Simrad and B&G, announced a new VHF radio earlier this week that has built in AIS for both transmission and reception.

Shakespeare inflatable emergency VHF antenna, smart design with 3dB

The Raymarine Ray90 is a full-featured blackbox VHF radio with wireless handsets and Bluetooth audio

Safety Expert Mario Vittone goes over how to setting your VHF up for safety.


This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.

The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.

A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.

The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.

Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.

With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.

It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.

Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell

A Master of Quiet Cruising